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George Steinbrenner

1930 - 2010

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George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. He was the longest-serving owner in club history, and the Yankees won seven World Series championships and 11 American League pennants under his ownership. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sport's most controversial figures. Steinbrenner was also involved in the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast shipping industry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Steinbrenner is the 664th most popular businessperson (down from 617th in 2019), the 10,870th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,291st in 2019) and the 236th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, George Steinbrenner ranks 664 out of 847. Before him are Trip Hawkins, Isabel dos Santos, Allan Williams, Andy Jassy, Philippe Kahn, and Avram Glazer. After him are Acun Ilıcalı, Martin Whitmarsh, Selçuk Bayraktar, Eugene Roshal, Tony Fernandes, and Peter Hill-Wood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, George Steinbrenner ranks 570. Before him are Bertha Brouwer, Conn Findlay, Jim Nabors, Maureen Forrester, Ty Hardin, and James Dunbar. After him are Mike Sparken, Robert Detweiler, Richard A. Falk, Ed Thigpen, Gordon Pinsent, and Ronald Stretton. Among people deceased in 2010, George Steinbrenner ranks 404. Before him are Joseph Kruskal, Lionel Jeffries, Harry Siljander, Maureen Forrester, Joe Mantell, and Ellis Clarke. After him are Beryl Bainbridge, Peter Orlovsky, Ed Thigpen, Janet Simpson, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, and Daiki Sato.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Steinbrenner ranks 10,872 out of 20,380. Before him are Sean Gunn (1974), Corin Nemec (1971), Nicole Aunapu Mann (1977), Lee Trevino (1939), Daniel Pearl (1963), and Faiq Bolkiah (1998). After him are Juan Atkins (1962), Phyllis Haver (1899), Bob Gibson (1935), Paul Bartel (1938), Tillie Olsen (1912), and Patsy Ruth Miller (1904).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, George Steinbrenner ranks 236. Before him are Herman Cain (1945), Gwynne Shotwell (1963), Eliphalet Remington (1793), Trip Hawkins (1953), Andy Jassy (1968), and Avram Glazer (1960). After him are Michael Milken (1946), Michael Burry (1971), Amy Pascal (1958), Barry Diller (1942), Alan Eustace (1957), and Irwin M. Jacobs (1933).

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